Conceptualart, sometimes simply called Conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or
idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and
material concerns. Many of works of conceptual art, sometimes
calledinstallations, may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of
written instructions.This method was fundamental to LeWitt's definition of
Conceptual art, one of the first to appear in print:
"In
conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.
When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning
and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair.
The idea becomes a machine that makes the art."
Through its
association with the Young British Artists and the Turner Prize during the
1990s, in popular usage, particularly in the UK 1970, in explaining why he
does not like the epithet "conceptual", it is not always entirely
clear what "concept" refers to, and it runs the risk of being
confused with "intention." Thus, in describing or defining a work of
art as conceptual it is important not to confuse what is referred to as
"conceptual" with an artist's "intention."
Fountain is
a 1917 work widely attributed to Marcel Duchamp. The scandalous work was a
porcelain urinal, which was signed "R.Mutt" and titled Fountain.
Submitted for the exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists in 1917,
Fountain was rejected by the committee, even though the rules stated that all
works would be accepted from artists who paid the fee. Fountain was displayed
and photographed at Alfred Stieglitz’s studio, and the photo published in The
Blind Man, but the original has been lost. The work is regarded by some art
historians and theorists of the avant-garde, such as Peter Bürger, as a major
landmark in 20th century art. Replicas commissioned by Duchamp in the 1960s are
now on display in a number of different museums.
Noteable
Conceptual Artists: Yoko Ono,Chris Burden, David Ireland, Roman Opałka, MarkLombardi, Mireille Astore, Greer Honeywill, Felix Gonzalez-Torres,
Dmitri Prigov.
Conceptualart, sometimes simply called Conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or
idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and
material concerns. Many of works of conceptual art, sometimes
calledinstallations, may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of
written instructions.This method was fundamental to LeWitt's definition of
Conceptual art, one of the first to appear in print:
"In
conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.
When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning
and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair.
The idea becomes a machine that makes the art."
Fountain is
a 1917 work widely attributed to Marcel Duchamp. The scandalous work was a
porcelain urinal, which was signed "R.Mutt" and titled Fountain.
Submitted for the exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists in 1917,
Fountain was rejected by the committee, even though the rules stated that all
works would be accepted from artists who paid the fee. Fountain was displayed
and photographed at Alfred Stieglitz’s studio, and the photo published in The
Blind Man, but the original has been lost. The work is regarded by some art
historians and theorists of the avant-garde, such as Peter Bürger, as a major
landmark in 20th century art. Replicas commissioned by Duchamp in the 1960s are
now on display in a number of different museums.
Noteable
Conceptual Artists: Yoko Ono,Chris Burden, David Ireland, Roman Opałka, MarkLombardi, Mireille Astore, Greer Honeywill, Felix Gonzalez-Torres,
Dmitri Prigov.
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